India Thinking Big' On New Nuclear-Prime Minister

摘要

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesdayrnoutlined a vast expansion of his country s nuclear power program, saying development of new thorium-fueled reactors could by 2050 generate some 470,000 megawatts of electricity-far more than current global nuclear capacity.rnSingh, speaking at a conference on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in New Delhi, said nuclear could provide the electricity India desperately needs while also enabling the country to reduce its reliance on carbon-heavy fossil fuels-something that India is under increasing international pressure to commit to in climate change negotiations.